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Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 11983

This procedure removes an existing medication implant from just beneath the skin and replaces it with a new one during the same visit. These small rod-like implants release medication steadily over time, and a common example is a hormonal birth control implant placed in the upper arm. The old device is taken out through a small incision and a fresh one is inserted in its place.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Replacement of Under-the-Skin Drug Implant cost?

$626

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $626 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $363 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$182 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$363$174 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $98 to $933Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $138 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $363professional $263

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.80

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Connecticut than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Minnesota· 30th of 51

$626

$263 physician + $363 facility

CT $2,992MD $261

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.